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This Urban Beach Weekend, partygoers on Miami Beach seem to be on their best behavior. They tell NBC 6 that this year's festivities seem safer with the additional police presence. (Published Sunday, May 27, 2012)

"Last year it seemed like the jails had been broken open. This year they use their manners more, they're more approachable," Luis Kondas, who lives and works on Ocean Drive told NBC 6 Sunday.

1 Dead, 1 Injured in Barber Shop Shooting

Miami Police were investigating a double shooting inside the Megacutz Barber Shop, which left one man dead and another injured. Detectives said a man riding a motorcycle pulled up to 3485 NW 17th Avenue and exchanged fire with a patron of the barber shop. "It's like we were in the wild wild West. Truly that's what you can say happened. The guy went in there to assassinate somebody," said Michael Fernandez, the owner of a grocery store in the area. (Published Monday, Feb. 27, 2012)

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Miami Beach has 550 officers stationed on nearly every corner this weekend. The city hopes new DUI checkpoints, license plate readers and more watch towers stop the offenders, before they get to South Beach.

"Makes you feel good knowing that you can come and have a great vacation and not have to worry about getting shot," Mesha Bowens, a tourist from North Carolina said.

"It was very very tight, they were over cautious, they reduced lanes, they arrested a lot of people, I've seen a lot of people being arrested tonight," Satish Venkat, a tourist from Atlanta said.

The mayhem from last year's Urban Beach Weekend forced many locals to leave town, and apparently chased away many customers from some of Miami Beach's most popular eateries.

"We do not have as many people coming into the restaurant, especially for breakfast," said Robert Dessommes, the manager at News Cafe.

He said business is down 50 percent from last year and he's also noticed a change in the crowd.

"Thanks to the enormous police presence that we've had this year, they seem to be more calm," Dessommes said.

Police said Sunday they had made 170 arrests so far, 24 of which were DUI related from the DUI checkpoint set up Friday night. At this time last year, police had made 107 arrests, they said.